[ENG-SPN] Romanesque art and theory of understanding / Arte románico y teoría de la comprensión

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Many years ago, when I began to explore that fantastic universe that was hidden behind the sculpture added to a certain architecture, full of unknown archetypes, such as the Romanesque, I remember that, faced with the strangeness that these incomprehensible architecture caused me, in many cases, representations, I felt a growing curiosity, which impelled me not only to get more involved in that universe, which, by then, I sensed was complex and incomprehensible, but also to try to obtain the opinion of some parish priests, who, generally, they were far from appreciating the archaic beauty of the temples in which they served. Questions, even made without any kind of malicious intent, were not always well received, although, on occasions, I was fortunate to find a more open and motivated parish priest and although, deep down, he turned out to be just as ignorant in relation to the symbolic depth represented, both in the capitals and in the numerous corbels that made up the decorative elements of his parish, the answer, after all, carried some logical connotations, which, on closer inspection, led to facing the problem from another perspective.

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This became even more evident, if possible, in the face of rhetorical questions, such as: 'what do you think about these strange symbols?'. And although there were answers for all tastes, you always found that prudent and objective priest, who answered: 'They are not strangers: we simply do not understand them'. And there, precisely, in this answer, which, a priori, can be subjective, and even, if you rush me, inconsequential, lies the key or, at least, the correct future direction of the problem: understanding. Something that, moreover, does not refer us only to resolving interpretative conflicts with artistic styles, such as the Romanesque, which I have given as an example, but rather, on the contrary, also teaches us the need to apply it in all areas of life: interpret objectively, to understand with a minimum of knowledge of the facts.

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Hace muchos años, cuando comenzaba a explorar ese fantástico universo que se ocultaba detrás de la escultura añadida a una determinada arquitectura, repleta de incógnitos arquetipos, como es la románica, recuerdo, que, frente a la extrañeza que me provocaban esas incomprensibles, en muchos casos, representaciones, sentía una creciente curiosidad, que me impelía, no sólo a implicarme más en ese universo, que, ya por entonces, intuía complejo e inabarcable, sino, además, a intentar recabar la opinión de unos párrocos, que, generalmente, estaban lejos de apreciar la arcaica belleza de los templos en los que servían. Las preguntas, aun hechas sin ningún tipo de maliciosa intención, no siempre eran bien recibidas, aunque, en ocasiones, tenía la fortuna de encontrar a un párroco más abierto y motivado y aunque, en el fondo, resultara, igual de ignorante en relación a la profundidad simbólica representada, tanto en los capiteles como en los numerosos canecillos que conformaban los elementos decorativos de su parroquia, la respuesta, después de todo, conllevaba unas connotaciones lógicas, que, bien mirado, encauzaban a enfrentar el problema desde otra perspectiva.

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Esto se hacía más evidente, aún, si cabe, frente a preguntas retóricas, del estilo de: ‘¿qué piensa usted sobre estos extraños símbolos?’. Y aunque había respuestas para todos los gustos, siempre encontrabas ese párroco prudente y objetivo, que contestaba: ‘No son extraños: simplemente, no los comprendemos’. Y ahí, precisamente, en esta respuesta, que, a priori, puede resultar subjetiva, e incluso, si me apuran, intrascendente, reside la clave o, cuando menos, la dirección correcta hacia futura del problema: la comprensión. Algo, que, además, no nos remite únicamente a resolver conflictos interpretativos con estilos artísticos, como el románico, que he puesto de ejemplo, sino que, por el contrario, nos enseña, también, la necesidad de aplicarlo en todos los ámbitos de la vida: interpretar con objetividad, para comprender con un mínimo de conocimiento de causa.

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AVISO: Tanto el texto, como las fotografías que lo acompañan, son de mi exclusiva propiedad intelectual y por lo tanto, están sujetos a mis Derechos de Autor.

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